The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
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| Label (s) | Capitol Records | |||
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LP, CD |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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28:15 |
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Brian Wilson |
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The Beach Boys' Christmas Album is the seventh, published in October 1964. Album of the Beach Boys . On the first side of the LP there are Christmas carols penned by Brian Wilson , on the second side the band sings traditional Christmas carols and a Scottish folk song, accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra .
The recordings for Little Saint Nick took place in October 1963, the single became a hit by Christmas 1963. The remaining pieces were recorded in June 1964. At Christmas Day , Alan Jardine sings the lead vocals for the first time .
The album, which was released in a mono and a stereo version and produced by Brian Wilson, reached number 6 on the US Billboard charts in 1964, but was also in the charts in later years in the run-up to Christmas.
Track list
- Little Saint Nick (Brian Wilson) (US charts # 3)
- The Man With All the Toys (Brian Wilson) (US charts # 3)
- Santa's Beard (Brian Wilson)
- Merry Christmas, Baby (Brian Wilson)
- Christmas Day (Brian Wilson)
- Frosty the Snowman (S. Nelson / J. Rollins)
- We Three Kings of Orient Are (John Hopkins)
- Blue Christmas (B. Hayes / J. Johnson)
- Santa Claus Is Comin 'to Town (JF Coots / H. Gillespie)
- White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
- I'll Be Home for Christmas (W. Kent / K. Gannon)
- Auld Lang Syne ( Traditional ) - The Beach Boys intone the old folk song a cappella , about which Dennis Wilson speaks a Christmas greeting to the fans.